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Jenny TP
@jennytpgrows.bsky.social
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Head Gardener, Lecturer UEBS, proud director of Tamar Grow Local CIC, food systems research, food justice, horticulture, dogs, cats, politics & stuff. Member of RHS Learning & Engagement Group
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I'm not seeing nearly enough dogs here, nor hearing enough about canine antics/misdemeanours/heroic achievements.

I give you Bowie the Sprocker looking remorseful after shredding a toy on newly hoovered carpet, & Little Bean watching from the sofa like butter wouldn't melt.

#Dogs #DogsofBlueSky
Mostly white Sprocker Spaniel with black head looking contrite after shredding a toy over a recently hoovered carpet Black and tan Border Terrier looking down in despair from a cream & black chequered sofa cushion at the carnage wreaked on the newly cleaned carpet by her Spaniel companion
November 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Mum's reaction when I suggest we head outside for a pee.
November 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Random weirdo following only women 🙄
October 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Lovely! This is my Bowie
A mainly white Sprocker Spaniel with long black ears, big pink tongue out, sitting on a lawn and beseeching me to throw a turquoise ball for him
September 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Can confirm. I bought some about 20 mins ago. And some gorgonzola that was spooned into a pot rather than cut.😋😋😋
September 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Apple & 3 ginger chutney on the go. 😋
A maslin pan full of several varieties of apple, onions, sugar, pickling spices, cider vinegar, sultanas, ground ginger & grated fresh ginger bubbling on the hob.
August 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Aaand here we are. 8 jars from 1kg onions, 2.5kg mixed apples
Kilner strawberry jars full of apple chutney
August 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Nearly there... smells lush 😋
A maslin pan half full of almost ready apple chutney. It's looking browner now and more mushy, with a few solid chunks of apple still visible.
August 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Windfall chutney on the go
A stainless steel Muslin pan full of chopped windfall apples of all colours, onions, sultanas,simmering on the hob. A big wooden spoon is resting in the pan
August 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Autumn is here. The proper spiders are coming in now. 🕷🍂
A big brown spider in my kitchen sink
August 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Marrow chutney underway @markde.bsky.social . Smells delicious 😋
A stainless steel pan full of chutney ingredients bubbling away on the stove
August 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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I've more than a dozen books on preserving & pickling, but this one that was my mother's is the one I keep coming back to.
#Food #Pickling #FoodPreservation
The front cover of a recipe book for preserves & pickles by Marguerite Patten from the 1960s
August 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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And about 90 mins from feeding ...
Killer jar half full of a bubbling sourdough starter that's increased in volume by about 30% in about an hour and a half
August 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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I mean, behold Seymour the Sourdough Starter 😍
A 750ml Kilner jar containing a frothing sourdough starter
August 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Mungo often used to be found in the basin after I'd cleaned it
Mungo, a black cat with white chest, sitting in a cloakroom basin on top of a yellow pair of rubber gloves. She is peering up at the camera with a quizzical expression
August 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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It has been a bit doomy.

In other news, I made a huge chocolate cake for a friend's birthday party and it's not inedible.

Dahlias are at last coming into bloom.

My dogs are loving life.

So, there's that 🤷🏻‍♀️
August 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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A black and tan Border Terrier with a pink collar, sitting in a stone water trough in the corner of a green field. She looks as though she's grinning, with her tongue out and curled up at the end
July 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Bumbles sheltering from the rain on the Buddleja
2 White Tailed bumblebees sheltering from the rain on the flowers of a pale pink Buddleja davidii wild seedling
July 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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What's your sign?
A small blue warning sign on a metal pole, sticking up out of a wide river, that says "Unsuitable for motor vehicles "
June 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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#TamarValley #Strawberries
A punnet full of deep red, deliciously fragrant strawberries from the Tamar Valley
May 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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#Cornwall #Dahlias #Gardening

Anyone fancy going? @princeofplants.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Blaze and Blue are off to their new homes today #Pupdate
April 28, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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#Pupdate 8 weeks old already! 3 are off to their new homes next week. Bertie is still looking for the right new person.
April 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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#Pupdate

7 weeks old and thriving 💞
April 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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#Pupdate
Took the puppies to the office today.
Productivity dipped by 99%
Joy at work: +125%
April 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM